3rd Test at the SCG, Sydney, 7 Jan - 11 Jan 2021

[cnerd123]

those were two stressful overs

 

[OverratedSanity]

Ashwin trolling Australia here. Elite placement.

 

[cnerd123]

how is Ashwin still out there jeez

 

[stephen]

Cracked rib?

 

[Arachnodouche]

Ffs, no need for Ashwin to take a single off the fifth ball

 

[Spark]

oh god that would hurt.

 

[Shady Slim]

one thing that shits me in chases, and seven was particularly bad at this yesterday, is when they bring the graphic up of highest fourth innings chases, and not the highest fourth innings scores at a ground. if 250 is the most high chase but teams regularly score 375 chasing 500, that's because they have a bad bowling attack that they lose, and not because anything higher than 250 is unchaseable at that ground

 

[Spark]

one thing that ****s me in chases, and seven was particularly bad at this yesterday, is when they bring the graphic up of highest fourth innings chases, and not the highest fourth innings scores at a ground. if 250 is the most high chase but teams regularly score 375 chasing 500, that's because they have a bad bowling attack that they lose, and not because anything higher than 250 is unchaseable at that ground

tbh teams absolutely do not bowl with the intensity if they're defending 500 as when they defend 250, so the comparison isn't quite fair

 

[thierry henry]

Remarkable insight from Warne on how fast a fast thing is

 

[morgieb]

one thing that ****s me in chases, and seven was particularly bad at this yesterday, is when they bring the graphic up of highest fourth innings chases, and not the highest fourth innings scores at a ground. if 250 is the most high chase but teams regularly score 375 chasing 500, that's because they have a bad bowling attack that they lose, and not because anything higher than 250 is unchaseable at that ground

There's a different kind of mentality with 4th innings chases though. 375 chasing 500 isn't really that close of a match, it's typical that massive chases tend to go for a while but never look like being run down.

 

[Prince EWS]

That was a weird hotspot. Ball clearly didn't hit the glove but there was still a small spot.

It was actually there before the ball got anywhere near it though. He must have copped one on the glove in the previous few balls?

 

[Spark]

this is uncanny

 

[Prince EWS]

I think maybe Vihari should farm the strike here. Ashwin struggling with the short balls.

That's not really possible if he can't run.

 

[Spark]

It was actually there before the ball got anywhere near it though. He must have copped one on the glove in the previous few balls?

reflected sunlight imo.

 

[stephen]

This is the edgiest period of play right now.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Heh another 33 overs of this trolling please

 

[Shady Slim]

tbh teams absolutely do not bowl with the intensity if they're defending 500 as when they defend 250, so the comparison isn't quite fair

perhaps, but these are international cricketers we're talking about and i don't think they're happy with a draw as opposed to a win, so they're always gonna hunt for wickets when bowling in the fourth dig. scoring 350 is 350, and that shows it can be done is my gripe

 

[cnerd123]

so if the laws on dangerous bowling were to be more harshly enforced, should this bouncer barrage to Ashwin be stopped?

 

[NotMcKenzie]

Well, that is a drop.

 

[morgieb]

Damn that would've been something if that held.